Will Writes for Russia

Our latest at Inforos:

America was once reliant upon Middle Eastern Oil. OPEC oil boycotts of the American markets caused the Oil Shocks of the 1970s. Today, thanks to oil exploration and hydraulic fracking, the United States is the world’s largest energy producer. US Net oil imports have fallen from a peak of over 13 million barrels per day in 2005 to under 200,000 barrels per day in 2019. The United States exports more oil than it imports. American no longer needs the Middle East.

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Iranian Lion Squeaks (so far)

World War Three started last night. Or not. We watched Good Girls, a great show on many different levels. My god, Christina Hendricks and her...

[Ahem-Ed]

….Anyway....We waited for facts. Iran reportedly launched fifteen missiles at two Iraqi bases where American soldiers were stationed and made a lot of grand pronouncements. The president says 'all is well'. The media breathlessly reported Iranian propaganda. The likes of Chris Mathews and Martha Raddetz are actively working for the other side.

We're interested to see what kind of missiles the Iranians used and how they performed. We're sure the Israelis watched with great interest, for as it is written, the Jew is clever.

The Iranians have been trying to provoke us all year. This missile launch from Iranian territory is just another such effort. Remember, we killed Soleimani in Iraq, not Iran. We have not yet struck Iranian targets in Iran proper.

We await Trump's morning pronouncement.

Trump to Iran: You Mess with me...

...I'm gonna mess with you. 

So Trump assassinates General Qassem Soleimani (already recognized by spell check) follows that up with another strike and then rhetorically scorches the ayatollahs, warning them if they retaliate he'll hit fifty-two targets, one for each American embassy hostage. 

The usual suspects criticize, but they don't see what Trump is doing. First off, no one speaks to Tehran this way, no one. This is quite a change and we don't think the ayatollahs know how to handle it. Trump did the same thing with Kim. Second, Trump harkens back to the Iranian Hostage Crisis. This blog hates to break it to the foreign policy elites and Soleimani Sympathizers in the media, but Iran's been at war with us for 40 years. 

This bog doesn't mean to bluster. We await Iran's reaction with great fear and trepidation. Our hope is that with the Soleimani assassination, Trump has established deterrence.

Trump is handling the Iranians like a New Yorker, anyone who doesn't think foreign policy doesn't, at some point, come down to, 'What are you going to do about it?' never read a history book.